VOCABULARY
a small stream or brook
What is a rivulet
The name of the boy who died
Who is Butchie?
The main character of the story
Who is Vinny?
A point in the book when an author interrupts what is happening in the story to show us something that a character remembers that is important.
What is a memory moment?
Joins two simple sentence into a complex sentence
What is a Subordinating conjunction?
a deep, narrow gorge with steep sides
What is a ravine?
She told Vinny that he should never ever go to the Ravine
Who is his mother?
Daring and care-free; Vinny has a crush on her
Who is Starlene?
A moment of sudden insight , realization, or discovery.
What is an aha moment?
These join words, phrases, and clauses and are the most common type of conjunction
What are coordinating conjunctions
dark and gloomy
What is murky?
The reason that Vinny does not want to be at the Ravine or jump from the precipice.
What is because the boy died there?
Vinny's best friend who relentlessly teases him
Who is Joe-Boy?
The following quote is an example of what kind of signpost, "The dead boy jumped and had never come back up. Four search and rescue divers hunted for two days straight and never found him. Not a trace"
What is a memory moment?
What the coordinating conjunctions are called
What are fanboys?
A very steep rock face or cliff, especially a tall one
What is a precipice?
This is the feeling that Vinny has throughout the story
What is nervous, anxious, scared, apprehensive?
Hardly ever says a word and would do anything anyone ever challenged him to do.
Who is Mo?
The following is an example of which signpost:
"Then something very strange happened. Vinny felt at peace. Completely and totally calm and at peace."
What is an aha moment?
The conjunction that should be used in the following sentence:
"Vinny had heard that legend before, ___ he'd never believed it."
What is BUT?
To flinch or frown
What is flinch?
The non-fiction text that is explains the reasoning behind Vinny's actions and decisions.
What is Embarrassed? Blame Your Brain?
A 14 year old boy who has never been found after disappearing two weeks and a day ago
Who is Butchie?
When an author tells the author what the personality of the character is.
What is direct characterization?
These are the FANBOYS conjunctions
What is For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So?